Seth perhaps you could of brought all the footings to level by having small forms dropped on top of the casted ground foots. This would eliminate the stacking; reinforce with rebar or paige wire. You've gone all that way, make it more solid unit per each footing. What about heavy winds? Your not well anchored, foundations are your key. Nothing but expense when that shed shifts after a abnormal high wind storm
A laser level and detector is a worthwhile investment, saves so much time. For a site this size it doesn't need to be a fancy spinning laser. Dewalt cross-hair laser and detector can be had for around $250. And once you have a laser you'll find a 1000 ways to use it!
Great video, picking up some ideas and tips for my own build in the Netherlands. Reading through the comments maybe a rip for levelling the base. During pouring of the concrete base add a threaded end into the concrete (15-20 mm). With double nuts you can level out the long ends easily with a string line. After level add a u shape iron profile to receive your 4x4 (pre-drilled holes in the beam to go over the threaded ends). Fix with a nut on top and it is secured. But it is just my 2 cents.
Great walkthrough. My question is, couldn't you just use the line you had pre-leveled to pour cement foundations at the line level and do without the hussle of skids, 2x4s etc to level all over again
Hmmm, helpful yes. Possibly envy enduceing (hope I spelled that correctly. Spewing about the camera but what is one to do, few more grey hairs, a new camera lens. Soon a new shop! (Which is spelled garage in Australia, haha 😄) Cheers Seth.
I figure that I had better build this shop as big as I can now. This is the last flat ish place on the property. Got the new lens on the camera. so much better than the backup camera.
Hi Seth. Will you anchor the vertical stack down? I.e. the concrete blocks, shingles etc. I am thinking high winds or even torrential rain may cause issues or movement. Love your videos mate. Thanks for sharing!
I will probably just install a few anchors to the building once its done. We dont have much wind here. The large rain storms could be an issue. I will probably use some rock to slow the water flow in the future.
Well I am almost 90% English. Some Irish and french tossed in there from back in the early 1020's... but who cares about 1000 years ago. Sadly I have to stick to what UA-cam allows. Yakedysax is great but also copyrighted.
Good morning! This weekend we are exploring NC mountains for the first time. 😊 question - are you gonna add concrete or some fasteners to the entire thing?
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Seth perhaps you could of brought all the footings to level by having small forms dropped on top of the casted ground foots. This would eliminate the stacking; reinforce with rebar or paige wire.
You've gone all that way, make it more solid unit per each footing.
What about heavy winds? Your not well anchored, foundations are your key. Nothing but expense when that shed shifts after a abnormal high wind storm
Might not build this way if you live in earthquake country why did he put so many footings and not ancor down to them !
A laser level and detector is a worthwhile investment, saves so much time. For a site this size it doesn't need to be a fancy spinning laser. Dewalt cross-hair laser and detector can be had for around $250. And once you have a laser you'll find a 1000 ways to use it!
Great video, picking up some ideas and tips for my own build in the Netherlands. Reading through the comments maybe a rip for levelling the base. During pouring of the concrete base add a threaded end into the concrete (15-20 mm). With double nuts you can level out the long ends easily with a string line. After level add a u shape iron profile to receive your 4x4 (pre-drilled holes in the beam to go over the threaded ends). Fix with a nut on top and it is secured. But it is just my 2 cents.
OMG you are a major help. Thank you
Nicely done. A thought: Putting the strings back on the batterboards would let you check your skids are square and aligned to your original layout.
I made my battery boards too short to really get these done properly. The old school level method worked out in the end.
fabulous Seth, thank you for your help and for sharing your great work
Thank you for watching! This is a large project and turned out well!
I like the concept of the support structure. Out here in Oregon, we have to have a full foundation with rebar - earthquake requirements. Nice video!
Ah that is something we dont have to have out here. I think we had a small earthquake 15 years ago.
Great walkthrough. My question is, couldn't you just use the line you had pre-leveled to pour cement foundations at the line level and do without the hussle of skids, 2x4s etc to level all over again
It's a good thing you had help😂
Hmmm, helpful yes. Possibly envy enduceing (hope I spelled that correctly. Spewing about the camera but what is one to do, few more grey hairs, a new camera lens. Soon a new shop! (Which is spelled garage in Australia, haha 😄)
Cheers Seth.
I figure that I had better build this shop as big as I can now. This is the last flat ish place on the property. Got the new lens on the camera. so much better than the backup camera.
You are supposed to have leveled your footings by reference to your batter board to avoid shimming.
Hi Seth. Will you anchor the vertical stack down? I.e. the concrete blocks, shingles etc. I am thinking high winds or even torrential rain may cause issues or movement. Love your videos mate. Thanks for sharing!
I will probably just install a few anchors to the building once its done. We dont have much wind here. The large rain storms could be an issue. I will probably use some rock to slow the water flow in the future.
Also, what's with the music, kinda cool but did you suddenly turn English?
May I suggest yakedy sax for the next working theme music?
Well I am almost 90% English. Some Irish and french tossed in there from back in the early 1020's... but who cares about 1000 years ago. Sadly I have to stick to what UA-cam allows. Yakedysax is great but also copyrighted.
Not the cheapest or quickest way but seemed to work out
Helpful video
Thank you. Leveling this set of skids took a long while.
Love the background music.
Thank you. I like that too.
Probably shouldn’t use 2x4s as shims you always want to use material that will not rot or degrade overtime like the shingles.
The 2x4s are at least treated. Being covered by the building they should last a very long time.
I wish our footing requirements were as relaxed in Australia, you got to sell your kidneys to pay for our footing regulations 😅
Good morning! This weekend we are exploring NC mountains for the first time. 😊 question - are you gonna add concrete or some fasteners to the entire thing?
Do you mean to hold it down from. Wind? We have very little wind here but I will probably do a few anchors on the corners just in case.
@@sethcraftworkshop yeah, or maybe a mud slide?